#Mexicans love Speedy Gonzales and other commentary

#Mexicans love Speedy Gonzales and other commentary

“#Mexicans love Speedy Gonzales and other commentary” Purge beat: Many Mexicans Love Speedy Gonzales At the Los Angeles Times, Gustavo Arellano speaks up for much-maligned cartoon character Speedy Gonzales, who “blazed through my childhood like a sombrero-clad comet, terrorizing gringo villains in the name of us downtrodden Mexicans.” Sure, “Polite society . . . tried…

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#Fresh hope for campus free speech

#Fresh hope for campus free speech

“#Fresh hope for campus free speech” Here’s some fresh hope for free speech on US campuses: Some 200 scholars and professors from across the country last week launched the Academic Freedom Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting back against “cancel culture” efforts to silence faculty targeted by “woke” outrage. Sparked by conversations among faculty at…

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#The next step in woke-speak exposes movement’s true, bullying nature

#The next step in woke-speak exposes movement’s true, bullying nature

“#The next step in woke-speak exposes movement’s true, bullying nature” Manhattan’s elite Grace Church School recently issued a 12-page guide that takes the inevitable next step in rampant “wokeism:” To promote inclusion, the NoHo prep school is encouraging students to stop using the words “mom,” “dad” and even “parents.” This isn’t just hogwash, but something…

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#‘Arses’ on the line? Brits fear for Scrabble crackdown on ‘offensive’ words

#‘Arses’ on the line? Brits fear for Scrabble crackdown on ‘offensive’ words

“#‘Arses’ on the line? Brits fear for Scrabble crackdown on ‘offensive’ words” Toy giant Mattel plans to scrub the U.K. versions of Scrabble of hundreds of “offensive” words — leaving game-loving Brits clutching their “boobies” for fear of losing their “arses.” Other prized words, such as “goolies,” “wrinklies,” “boffing,” “farting” and “fatso,” may also wind…

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#’Trumpism’ has a political future even if Trump’s is unclear

#’Trumpism’ has a political future even if Trump’s is unclear

“#’Trumpism’ has a political future even if Trump’s is unclear” Will Donald Trump come back from his defeat? Trump has already let it be known he intends to primary, beginning in 2022, all the “weak Republicans” who betrayed him in the impeachment fight. He’s prepared for a civil war within the party’s ranks; he thinks the other guy started it but…

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#New York Times ties itself in woke knots: Goodwin

#New York Times ties itself in woke knots: Goodwin

“#New York Times ties itself in woke knots: Goodwin” Thunk, thunk. The career guillotine at The New York Times was busy Friday, dispatching two men found wanting by the Purity Police.  When the shock wears off, the former employees might consider their departures a blessing. At least they are no longer marooned on an island…

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#Save us from the ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints about food

#Save us from the ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints about food

“#Save us from the ‘cultural appropriation’ complaints about food” Culinary-correct food journalism sounded a new depth of ­ideological lunacy last week.  Eater.com, the well-regarded restaurant site that increasingly indulges sociopolitical malarkey at the expense of the innocent ­enchilada, carried a lengthy essay by reporter Erika Adams under the headline: “Shake Shack ­Responds to Criticism Over…

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#‘A-woman’: Oy vey!

#‘A-woman’: Oy vey!

“#‘A-woman’: Oy vey!” We pray that Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was just making a bad joke Sunday when he closed his prayer marking the 117th Congress with “amen and awoman,” but he definitely managed to shine a light on the absurdity of the push for gender-inclusive language. As an ordained Methodist preacher, the Missouri Democrat surely…

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